Understanding and Negotiating Executive Compensation Agreements

Date: Sep 30, 2025 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Location: New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick, and Online

Member Price: $143.00

Non-Member Price: $179.00

Section Price: $134.00

Event Code: I161725

Areas of Law: Labor & Employment

Earn up to 2.4 credits! (More Information)

Faculty

Keynote

Moderator

Yvette Gibbons, Esq.
Past President, Essex County Bar Association
Employment Compliance Strategies, LLC, South Orange
Stephanie D. Gironda, Esq.
Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer, Woodbridge

Presenters

Presented in cooperation with the NJSBA Labor and Employment Law Section 

Navigating executive compensation agreements can be complex in the ever-evolving landscape of employment law. Join this program to gain insight into key considerations that every employment law practitioner should know when handling executive compensation matters on behalf of both management and individuals.

Led by leading employment law attorneys, Yvette Gibbons and Stephanie D. Gironda, this esteemed panel will walk you through the fundamentals of executive compensation. Attendees will gain insight on negotiating offers and handling issues such as long-term incentives, stock benefits, 409(A) clauses, termination and arbitration clauses, garden leave, common tax issues, and potential pay disparity in executive compensation. The panel will share practical strategies and common pitfalls to avoid when it comes to executive compensation agreements.

Topics include:

  • Stock benefits
  • 409(A) clauses
  • Garden leave
  • Pay disparity issues
  • Common tax issues
  • Termination and arbitration clauses

CLE Credits
NJ CLE:NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 2.4 hours of total CLE credit (Full Credits Available: NJ General: 2.4).
NY CLE (t&nt):NY Professional Practice Non-Transitional: 2.0
PA CLE:PA Substantive Credit: 2.0
New: No PACLE fee is required for this program. To earn PA CLE credits, a valid PA Bar ID number must be entered into the CLE form provided after attending the program.

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